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... against the neighbouring Protestant town of La Rochelle. Gradually the harbour silted up in the last part of the 17th century, leaving the town stranded and useless as a port. It fell into ruin.

Amazing sight from the walls watching a storm coming in off the Atlantic Ocean very fast so we scamper back to the car and head towards Rochefort on the Atlantic Coast to the south-east of La Rochelle and ...

... in the middle of the two fastest lanes, Lucas pulls into the slow lane beside him and the driver glances over at us and puts his foot down and that is the last we see of him. He must have been pulling 200 k as he rounded the gentle bend in the road as he disappears into the darkness.

Morning breaks through the gloom and the fog has given way to drizzling rain. Stuck behind a convoy of trucks travelling at 60 klm for nearly 30 klms. Lucas is nearly off ...

... flies clinging to the warm stones of the house and enough of them that you could hear a low buzz. Paul had been attacked by flies while working in his garden and when questioned told us he had never seen numbers of flies like this. We do live on a farm, and yes there are generally flies around because of the cows and the manure but that is part of life in the country. I turned to the internet and determined that the flies were trying to hibernate for the winter, they must know that ...

... at low tide , remembering the tidal range is huge in this part of the world. Dinard a small town further along the coast was our last place for the day , small and with a very enjoyable promenade and magnificent bel epoc mansions overlooking the beach the pick of the bunch . Dinner was a do it yourself affair cobbled together at the local super market washed down with a bottle of Chablis , a variation on salad Niciose preceded by a dozen oysters ( Ali ...

... 8 years and was started by one of our neighbors Pierre and Chantal. Our street is comprised of 6 familily homes including us and everyone is invited including children and relatives, generally 20 to 25 persons. We all share in the cost and we all contribute food and drink according to the list circulated several weeks before the event. A date is never decided until Dominique and I have arrived in France and then it is adjusted to our schedules. So far ...